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The Stubborn Tortoise — 266 episodes

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1

It's All in the Hip

2

Don't Skip Leg Day and Other Stories

3

Things going awry all at once

4

The Flu as a Parting Gift

5

Two, count 'em, two, adventures

6

I Have Become Fran

7

Rekindling the Love

8

"We Don't Have to Feel Alone as Runners."

9

Returning to Big Boy Races

10

I Guess I Should Train, Eh?

11

Season 7, People!

12

It's about time.

13

Lots of DRAMA

14

Giving Back

15

The Dark

16

I'm Still Here

17

Life Goes On

18

Extraordinary People: Tia Banks

19

Back to Square One, part ????

20

Found objects and other stories

21

Three Events, Two Cancelations and One Great Experience

22

Snowdrop Relay Experience

23

Spilling the Tea and Other Stories

24

Reminiscing, Recommitting and Resilience

25

Some Inconvenient Truths

26

Some Political and Personal Stuff, But Some News!

27

Reflecting on my Past and Looking Ahead

28

Deepak Shukla: 100 Miles Isn't Enough

29

Master's Edition: Mironda Meyer: Normalizing Menopause

30

Re-pod for a cause

31

Discovering Romance Doing What You Love

32

Perspective Pays.

33

Recommitting, Part ?

34

Master's Edition: Courtney Lumpkin Classen

35

Using an Ultra Mindset and Other Stories

36

Still at It.

37

Annnnnd, I'm Back!

38

A Brief Hiatus and Big Plans

39

The Boston Marathon, Inside-Out with Coach Basilio Mendoza and Orlando "Hundo" Montalvo

40

Master's Edition: Robert Gonzales. No Quitting, Always Aspiring.

41

Getting Committed

42

Remix: Trail Foes and Friends

43

Master's Edition: Lisa Tuckwood

44

Basics for Beginners

45

Satan's Driveway in Plain Sight

46

Extraordinary People: Olga Laque and Rustie Johnson

47

Extraordinary People: Steve Carter

48

Extraordinary People: Kate Motsko

49

Master's Edition: Timothy Sneed. Overcoming the RUSH

50

Extraordinary People: Meg Eckert

51

Resolving, Rowing, Running

52

2023 roundup

53

The Buddy Chat: Angela Coppi Wojcik

54

Master's Edition: Robbie De La Rosa. Runs for the Love of the Sport

55

In Many Directions, But All Point Forward

56

The Race of Surprises

57

This one time at Band Camp

58

Aid Stationing, a Race, and Awards!

59

Special Guest: Christine Foster

60

Special Master's Edition: Brad and Pamela Toelle. Jiking the Javelina Jundred (K)

61

Volunteer Fun and...Body Image Issues

62

Forging Ahead, Slowly, Very Slowly

63

The Cedar Choppers and Why I Am Not Cut Out for Trail-Building

64

The Mental Sherpa and Other Stories

65

The Top 10 Trails in Texas -- Donna's Version

66

Special Master's Edition: Julie Haynes

67

Master's Edition: Liz Casa Perez

68

The DNS That Shouldn't Have Happened

69

On the Comeback -- I Hope!

70

A Masochist's Paradise

71

The Tortoise Goes West

72

Happy Season Five! (And more personal stuff)

73

Extraordinary People: Sara Dudzikowski - The Comeback Kid

74

Paz n' Hundo: The Great Reset

75

The Buddy Chat! A new wrinkle (or scale?) in this podcast where I talk to some of my buddies.

76

Master's Edition: Karen and Manny Olivo -- the ultrarunning power couple

77

Extraordinary People: Ann Ludewig and Vicki Allen -- Always Learning

78

Master's Edition: Gordon Montgomery, the Intellect With Two Replaced Hips

79

Master's Edition - Bill Luttrell Won't Stop

80

Extraordinary People: Cyrus Walker

81

Master's Edition: Mark Benefiel

82

Extraordinary People: James Boler

83

Extraordinary People: Amanda Eaton

84

Master's Edition -- Kenny Gardner: Change is Good

85

Extraordinary People: Aurora Kerr

86

Master's Edition: Howard Avery

87

Being Grateful

88

Extraordinary People: Liza Howard

89

Extraordinary People: Vincent Antunez

90

Bob, the Cone, and Rediscovering Some Joy in Running

91

A Birthday, New Friends and a Deep Revelation

92

Mixing it Up...Plus, What Do YOU Want?

93

Extraordinary People: P.J. Izaguirre

94

Extraordinary People: The Band of Runners

95

Reflections and I Finally Finished a Race

96

Giving Back, Looking Ahead and Asking for a Little Help

97

Falling off the Horse

98

Extraordinary People: Kenneth Anderlitch

99

Extraordinary People Who Are Overcoming Long Covid: Joe Schmal

100

Brazos Bend: Blisters, Multiple Seasons, Alligators. Oh, and a DNF With a Purpose

101

Paz n Hundo: the road to Brazos Bend and Snowdrop

102

The Curse of the Broken Brain. Uh-huh.

103

One Foot in Front of the Other

104

Master's Edition: David Infante aka "The Natural"

105

The Sting(s)

106

Extraordinary People: Patty Godfrey

107

A Little Setback

108

Extraordinary People:Art Hurtado

109

When Things Fall Into Place

110

A Frustrating Week, a Sudden Exit and a Path Toward Growth

111

Paz 'n Hundo: When Your Training Goes Off the Rails

112

Extraordinary People: Lydia Rios

113

View From the Sidelines: Tales of Tenacity

114

Grinding, The Ultimate Sports Bra (for me and maybe you) and shoes!

115

Attitudinal Shift and an Anniversary

116

Special Episode: Extraordinary People -- Brad Quinn

117

A Love Song to the Rio Grande Valley

118

Kayaking as a Metaphor and Other Stories

119

Greetings From Up North

120

Remembering the Basics: Run Slower. I Know, it's Counterintuitive. Trust Me.

121

Never Give Up.

122

Getting Tough With Your Mind

123

Master's Edition: Billie Sudbrack

124

The One I've Waited to Share

125

Jenny Gruber: Courage in the Face of Adversity

126

How Do You Train For a 100-Miler? A Paz n Hundo Episode

127

When the Gene Pool Lets You Down

128

Pandora's Box of Rocks

129

Respect Yourself

130

Master's edition: Ann Ludewig

131

YOLO Tour '22, Chapter 1

132

Two of the Sweatiest People You Will Ever Meet Talk About Summer Running

133

So, You Want to Start a Podcast?

134

Frozen, the Trail Race and One of the Most Mortifying Moments of My Life

135

Profiles in Courage: Agatha Halekulani Kerr

136

A Birthday Surprise and an Update on The Watch

137

Choosing the right sports watch

138

A Surprise, A Struggle and Survival

139

Paz 'n Hundo Talk Cold-Weather Dressing

140

One Run Crew - Master's Edition with Vivian Montalvo

141

Paz and Hundo Talk Goals for 2022

142

All Roads Lead to the Valley...Well, Sort of

143

Finding Light in the Dark

144

Snowdrop aka Running in Circles for a Cause

145

Master's Edition: Judy Shipway -- with video!

146

Paz n Hundo Talk Holiday or Whenever Gift Ideas. First Video Episode!

147

Profiles in Courage

148

A Marathon and an Ultra Wrapped in One

149

A Recap and One of My Stupidest Tricks Yet

150

Paz n Hundo Talk About What's in Their Packs

151

Volunteering Fun and New Blood

152

Sticks! Poles!

153

Pivoting to Plan B

154

Paz n Hundo Talk Injuries

155

Master's Edition: Mary Kay Cooper

156

A Significant Date and the Beauty of a Good Interval Pace

157

Paz n Hundo Talk Drop Bags

158

The Tire Guy...aka The Mentally Tough One aka Monté

159

Finding the Right Niche

160

Course-marking is harder than it seems

161

COVID scare, plus the best and worst races for me.

162

Training Plans: Yes, No, Maybe

163

What Does Orville Peck Have to Do With Running? Let Me Tell You.

164

Paz n' Hundo Talk Hydration

165

Changing Goals

166

Third Anniversary!

167

Master's Edition: The Four Amigos

168

Paz and Hundo Talk Shoes and Socks

169

Grinding, Hot-Weather Tips....and (drumroll) Boobs and Sports Bras

170

The Survivor: Frank Arredondo

171

You Can Do Anything for 30 Seconds

172

Gluttons for Punishment

173

Paz and Hundo: The Nitty Gritty

174

Master's Edition: Matt Martinez aka "Mr. Selfie"

175

Master's Edition: Brian Sharp.a Paragon of Tenacity

176

Whadaya Mean, 100 Miles? Master's Edition with Seresa Romero

177

Paz and Hundo Talk Travel

178

Master's Edition: Coach Basilio Mendoza

179

The Pandemic Experience: The Race Director's Perspective With Chris McWatters

180

Returning to the Origins

181

Music!

182

Beating the Lady in Blue

183

Master's Edition: Orlando Montalvo aka "Hundo"

184

Getting Back Into the Groove

185

The Long-Game Guy: Master's Edition

186

Tales From the Tundra

187

Live, From the Tundra!

188

Birthday Blues...and Trailwork!

189

Forcing Accountability aka Signing up for Stupid Things

190

Master's Edition: Pamela Karr Lockhart

191

The Single Parent's Dilemma

192

Bandera: Inside-Out

193

Getting Off the Struggle Bus

194

Master's Edition: Gary Trautmann

195

Master's Edition: Kelly Cunningham

196

That Volunteer Life

197

Support, a Semi-Rant and an Update on Training

198

The Philanthropist: Dickie Longo -- Master's Edition

199

The Stupidest Planning Ever

200

Affirmation

201

Special Episode: Master's Edition with Nancy Marks

202

My Clara -- This is Heavy and Weepy

203

Succumbing to the Voices in My Head

204

Virtually Grounded

205

Getting it Done, Even if it's Ugly-ish

206

A Weekend in the Hills With Friends

207

The Perseverists

208

A "Real" Race and a Disappointment

209

Back in the Fold

210

Getting Stronger on Tired Legs

211

Ironing Out the Kinks in the Road

212

Trying to Get That Groove Back -- Kind of Personal.

213

Master's Edition: Lourdes Gutierrez-Kellam

214

It Takes a Village

215

Finally Out of the Closet

216

Master's Edition: Kimberly Aubuchon

217

Unsolicited Advice and Other Stories

218

Happy Anniversary!

219

Getting Competitive

220

Adventures and Bummers

221

Sugar Badger Virtual Half

222

Streaking! No, Not That Kind

223

Covid-19 and Protests: The Adventures of Matt Maday and Cassandra Turner

224

Master's Edition: Interview With Donald Flynn

225

Normal...sort of

226

Social Distance Get-Together

227

Setting Goals in the Midst of a Pandemic

228

Moving Forward, Bit by Bit

229

Master's Edition - Interview with Kathy Montalvo

230

Looking for the Good

231

Life During COVID-19, episode 1 -- staying motivated

232

Life During COVID-19

233

Master's Edition, Episode 2 Lynn Hauka

234

Turning a Corner

235

What's in your (drop) bag?

236

Master's Edition: Interview With Louisa Escamilla

237

Do Trail Runners Poop in the Woods? And Other Stories

238

It Might Have Been Rocky (Raccoon) But it Was Smooth Running

239

The Samaritans

240

What Do You Call an Impatient Runner?

241

Group Power

242

Things Happen for a Reason

243

Running in Circles at Night

244

A Few of My Favorite Things

245

This One is Heavy

246

Never Underestimate a Race or a Workout

247

Los Amigos del Valle

248

Perseverance Pays aka Don't Worry About Your Time (Sorta)

249

Ten Junk Russian Nesting Dolls

250

El Course-o Loco

251

Trail v. Road

252

Respect the Distance

253

Do the Hokey Pokey and Turn Yourself Around aka Getting Lost

254

A Tale of Two 50-Milers

255

Three Muddy Ultras and an Inspiration

256

Atonement, Sinatra and Fireball and Other Stories of That Aid Station Life

257

Not Today, DNF Fairy

258

Do You Still Have a Little Shuffle Left in You?

259

The Expensive, the Sodden and the Ugly

260

The Cheaters

261

The Mental Sherpa

262

Vivir con miedo, es como vivir a medias

263

Redemption After a DNF

264

Trail Foes and Friends

265

Runcation in San Saba + Chasing Mental Demons

266

A Few Things About The Stubborn Tortoise Podcast